UPDATE: McEwan in a interview reveals that she had an intimate relationship with Thomas. She says he liked pornography, especially depictions of large breasts. What is the point of revealing something so incredibly banal? Does it corroborate Anita Hill's testimony in any significant way? The issue, in the confirmation hearing, was whether Thomas engaged in sexual harassment in the workplace. McEwan is talking about his private life. First, that's really creepy. Imagine if a man revealed private, sexual things about a woman. McEwan even admits that she's speaking now because she is politically opposed to Clarence Thomas. She doesn't like the way he's deciding the cases.

Since McEwan never says that Thomas talked about pornography in the office, the supposed corroboration is virtually nil. It's true that if we know a man is interested in pornography, it makes it more likely that he talked about that interest somewhere, more likely than if we didn't know whether the man liked pornography. But huge numbers of men are interested in pornography, and only a small subset of them who pester women by talking about it graphically in the office environment. So it just doesn't matter enough to bring it up.

McEwan also talks about the way Thomas thought about women, but it comes across as sheer speculation. She somehow knows he thought about whether women he met in the office would make good sexual partners. Again, this is perfectly banal. It says little about how he might attempt to initiate a relationship with a coworker. Doesn't nearly every single adult look around at other people and think about whether they are attractive and might make a good sexual partner?

Her chance to get money from a book deal must be seized soon. But once more the extreme time lapse before the terrible bad deeds occurred and her speaking up becomes an easy defense for Justice Thomas. But he is already confirmed, I believe.

"But McEwen remained mum. She said she saw "nothing good" coming out of talking to reporters about Thomas, whom she said she still occasionally met. She did not want to do anything to harm her career, she added. Plus, she realized, "I don't look good in this.""

To be charitable, CT is one [i]conflicted[/i] guy. I've worked with guys obsessed with porn and they do go over the line much in the same way CT seems to have done. Even had one use my computer to access it at work. All I ever think is I'd hate to be married to the guy -- 'cause there is something incredibly childish about it. Of course, none of these guys head the EEOC or look like likely candidates for the Supreme Court.

PB&J, of course, forgets the 75 years of, "The Republicans are going to take your Sosh Security away"; the 40 years of, "The Republicans will outlaw abortion and legalize rape"; the 50 years of, "The Republicans will bring back slavery", etc.

Of course, PB&J will come back with all those warnings about Communist aggression as being fear mongering, but, then, that's what the Commies were actually doing.

She had an intimate relationship with him for five years. During the course of that relationship, she discovered that he had an enthusiasm for porn and large breasted women. He also had a roving eye and made sexual comments that she found inappropriate. These are shocking revelations? Where are the nipple rings and threesomes? How about the time he brought a Shetland pony into the bedroom in order to spice up a stale relationship? These accusations just aren't all that awful and had they been leveled against any Democrat in public life would have been dismissed with a shrug.

This article, and this story, can be boiled down to the following excerpts:

"He was obsessed with porn..."

And:

"McEwen added that she had no problem with Thomas's interests, although she found pornography to be "boring.""

Because that's the reaction of most women involved with a man who likes to look at other women, naked and engaged in sexual acts. Not jealousy or vindictiveness; but blase' boredom. Ho hum, this again, they say.

"He was partial to women with large breasts..."

And:

"However bizarre they may seem, McEwen's recollections..."

Indeed. Bizarre, that's the word for it -- a man interested in porn and breasts. Must be some sort of one-in-a-million freak of nature.

Now, I'm sure that roesch-voltaire, and all of the other liberal commenters on this blog, have absolutely nothing to fear, should they ever reach a position of power and every old girlfriend and female employee, co-worker, and acquaintance was assured of lucrative book deals for spicy tell-alls. There's not a single embarrassing detail that any of them could possibly embellish into a perverse obsession.

If you're conservative and sexually active, expect this sort of backstabbing. If you're conservative and live like a monk, expect to be derided as some sort of anti-sex nut.

She had an intimate relationship with him for five years. During the course of that relationship, she discovered that he had an enthusiasm for porn and large breasted women. He also had a roving eye and made sexual comments that she found inappropriate. These are shocking revelations?

Of course if Specter and Biden has allowed Angela Wright to testify there would be no need to revisit these allegations and Thomas would not be on the court.

Oh, bullshit. Angela Wright was allowed to testify along with Rose Jourdain, but never gave their testimony in chambers, but on the phone with the committee. Also, if you followed the proceedings or read the transcripts, Angela Wright was fired by Thomas for poor performance and calling a member of staff a faggot. I think the committee saved her the trouble.

Ann Althouse and other right-wing nuts actually defending obscene Clarence the perjurer after his ex-girlfriend (finally) confirms his despicable lewdness and sexual harassment of Anita Hill! Clarence is an EXTREMELY ANGRY black man, who has never gotten over the raging humiliation he suffered during confirmation hearings, which exposed his sexually lurid behavior and obsession with porn. Now he is a "tenther," who is against affirmative action, even though it was only reason he got into Yale, American Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act, Child Labor laws, Medicare, Social Security, Health Reform Act--you know--extreme right-wing nut conservative ideology that misinterprets the Constitution. Read his opinions: They are simple-minded and stupidly "banal" in formulation and argumentation. He attends Koch brothers secret meetings. He does not belong on Court because he does not have intellect or character to be credible judge of anything.